Thane
“Please wake up, baby. I need you; Adam needs you. I’ve lost my sister; I can’t lose you too. I can’t be here without you, Harmony. Please don’t leave me.”
I close my eyes and breathe deeply through my nose. I don’t know how much longer Theo and I can go on like this. It’s only been a day, but it’s one day too many.
I’m keeping it together for both of us, being strong because Theo can’t right now. But it’s not easy. When Lyric was shot, and I believed she had died, I knew it was final, or I thought it was. Yes, I was grieving, but in my mind, there was no hope she’d come back. Now she’s sleeping, locked in a place I can’t follow, and I’m lost.
I slide my hand over Lyric’s swollen stomach. Emori said it would be okay for me to touch Lyric over her clothes as long as I didn’t touch
